Adjustable bolster standard for wagons



Marh 1 1927. J. v. CIZEK Filed March 29. 1926 In 5157; J hn T/,

Patented Mar. 1, 1927.

UNITED stares JOHN v. CIZEK, or cnrrmna, IOW'A.

ADJUSTABLE BoLs'rE-n srennennnoa wscons. 1 H

Application filed March 29, 1926. Serial No; 98,228;

My invention relates to adjustable wagon bolster standards, and the object of my improvement is to supply standards of this class in adjustablyspaced and coupled pairs, permitting them to be firmly secured adjustably upon oppositesides of a bolster with widened bearing upon a sideboard, and including supporting elements for auxiliary standards removab-ly associated therewith.

The invention hereintherefore resides in the combination and arrangementof parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the annexed drawings, Fig. 1 is an end elevation of my paired standard parts as adjustably secured together and to a bolster end, parts of the side and bottom boards being broken away. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, with the wagon side and bottom boards shown in cross section. Fig. 3 is an elevation of the inner side face of one of the standards as taken alone. Fig. 4 is a top plan of one of said standards alone, but having an auxiliary stake mounting element removably secured thereon. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan view of one of said auxiliary elements.

The numerals 16, 17 and 18 respectively denote a bolster for, and the bottom and side boards for a wagon. The outer end of said bolster projects beyond the side board 18. The numeral 1 denotes a pair of like standards, each having at the bottom an angularly directed projection 3 which abuts upon one side face of said bolster, so that the pair of projections of the pair of standards are in contact with opposite vertical faces of the bolster and are secured detachably thereto by the same through bolts 5 and nuts 6. The projecting parts 3 are preferably directed from the standards 1 at other than a right angle, so that the bolts may traverse the bolster out of longitudinal alinement with. each other. to avoid splitting the bolster.

The edge of each standard 1 which contacts with the outer surface of the sideboard 18 is broadened at 2 to afford a widened bearing support thereagainst. The standards 1 of each pair have like apertured and vices. having a shoulder 11 and thereabove a pro superposed lugs 7 and 9 on their opposed faces, of which the lugs 7 "on the two standards are out of horizontal alinement'so that they may closely overlap each other, ant both have longitudinal slots which may open into each other vertically in whole or in part according to their relative longitudinal adjustments.

lVhen so relatively adjusted, these paired overlapping lugs 7 may be secured together by means of bolts let and nuts 15. By this means the standards 1 may be adjustably mounted upon bolsters of different widths. In case it is'desired to have means for eX- tending the side supports upwardly along additional superposed sideboards 18, or to retain certain kinds of loads upon the wagon 7 box when the loads reach above the first sideboard, I employ the following auxiliary de- Each "device consists of a ring 10 jection 12 of less thickness apertured at 13. The projection may be placed upon the top;- most one of each pair of lugs 7 with its aperture 13 in line with the apertures of these lugs'beneath, and the whole fastened together by means of the same bolt 14 and nut 15 as shown in said Fig. 1. Then a stake as indicated by the dotted lines in said figure may be seated in the apertures of the rings 10 .to project upwardly above the sideboard 18 as far as desired. The lugs 9 near the bases of the standards project in horizontal alinement toward each other and their aperturesmay receive screws passed into the bolster below. The lower end of the stake in the rings 10 may then stand upon these lugs 9 when nearest together, and when farther apart, upon the top of the bolster. The shoulders 11 of the rings 10 fit against the outer edges ofthe paired lugs 7, preventing rocking of the rings. The standards may be used without the rings. It will be seen that the pair of standards afford wide bearings upon the spacings, and means for fastening said standards upon the bolster when so relatively adjustedapart.

2. In combination, a wagon. bolster, a pair of spaced standards having superposed pairs of longitudinally slotted overlapping lugs, means for securing said lugs together in longitudinally adjusted positions, said means traversing the superposed slots, and. means ,for adj ustahly securing said standards upon opposite sides of the bolster.

3. In combination, a Wagon holster, a pair of spaced standards having basal projections directed thereto at other than a right angle to be opposed to opposite faces of the bolster, means for securmg said projeetions to the" bolster detaehably, said standards having lugs on their inner faces connected together separably forrelative longitudinal adjustments, said standards having alined lugs below the said pairs of lugs, and means for fastening said alined lugs upon the top of the bolster.

et. In combination, a Wagon holster, a pair of spaced standards secured upon the bolster detaehahly, said standards having overlap- ]:ing lugs, and rings mounted detachably in vertical alineuient upon. the lugs in spaced relation to receive a stake therein resting basally upon the top of the bolster.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN V. CIZEK. 

